Irah
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- EYE-ra
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Unisex
Irah is a name. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
Where does Irah come from?
Perhaps a spelling of Ira or Irha
Is Irah a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Irah has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Irah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Irah, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 10 boys. 7 girls were also named Irah in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Irah than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Irah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were given Irah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,165, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Ira 18
- Irah 4
Girls were 27% of the babies named Irah in the UK in 2022, and 64% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Irah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Irah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Irah, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2013. 5 girls were also named Irah in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Irah in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 309 boys in the US were given Irah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #753, up from #8,906 for this spelling alone.
- Ira 301
- Irah 8
Irah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
Names like Irah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musa Abdullah Zayd Zayaan Amir Ibrahim Zayan Mustafa Umar Huzaifa Zayyan
Other spellings of Irah
Names related to Irah
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Irah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/irah, updated 20 October 2026.